CAPTIONED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE --WWW.NCICAP.ORG-- [CAPTIONING SPONSORED BY SLEEP TRAIN MATTRESS CENTERS, YOUR TICKET TO A BETTER NIGHT'S SLEEP!] WE STARTED WITH DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT. A NEW ARENA MIGHT NOT BE THE ONLY MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN THE WORKS. A FEW BLOCKS AWAY AS WE PAN UP THE CONVENTION CENTER. CONSIDERING A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION. IT WOULD AFFECT PEOPLE WHO WORK NEAR THE CAPITAL. DAVID BIENICK IS LIVE WITH BY THE CONVENTION CENTER SAYS IT WANTS TO GROW AND BY HOW MUCH. THE MANAGERS LAND TO HAVE THEIR FIRST PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS OF WHAT THIS EXPANSION MIGHT LOOK LIKE SOMETIME THIS SUMMER. IF THE CITY COUNCIL GIVES THE GO-AHEAD GROUNDBREAKING WILL HAPPEN IN THREE OR FOUR YEARS. -THE HEAD OF THE CONVENTION CENTER WAS DREAMING BIG. IF THEY PULL THIS TOGETHER IT WILL BE FANTASTIC AREA THE CRACKS -- FANTASTIC. WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT EXPANDING A LITTLE BIT OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS AND PLAN ON GOING UP. HAMMOND SAYS THE CONVENTION CENTER IS HAVING TROUBLE COMPETING WITH ITS TWO MAIN RIVALS. SAN JOSE'S AND THE LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER WHICH ALREADY HAS 230,000 SQUARE FEET. I WOULD LOVE IT. I THINK THERE IS A NUMBER OF TIMES WHEN WE NEED MORE MEETING SPACE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THE CONVENTION CENTER IS WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER THEATER WHICH IS CONSIDERING A MAJOR MAKEOVER. ONE THOUGHT IS TO EXTEND THE K STREET MALL. EXPANSIONS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST ON THE SCALE WE ARE LOOKING AT WOULD BE AROUND A COUPLE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS. IN 1996, -- LIKE IN 1996, THE CITY WOULD LIKELY BORROW THE MONEY AND PAY IT BACK WITH HOTEL TAXES. THEY HAVE BEEN TARGETED TO PAY FOR THE DOWNTOWN SPORTS ARENA IN CASE THE REVENUES FROM PARKING ARE NOT ENOUGH TO PAY FOR THE ARENA'S BONDING. THE WINDS SHOULD BE LARGE ENOUGH TO HANDLE THOSE PROJECTS.